(a) These common administrative provisions shall apply to Articles 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10B, 11, 12, 12-A-1, 21, 28, 29, 29A, 30, 32, and 33 of this Code and to Chapter 105 of the Administrative Code, unless the specific language of either Code otherwise requires. Any provision of this Article 6 that references or applies to Article 10 shall be deemed to also reference or apply to Article 10B. Any provision of this Article 6 that references or applies to a tax shall be deemed to also reference or apply to a fee administered pursuant to this Article, and shall be deemed to also reference or apply to an assessment levied pursuant to the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (California Streets and Highways Code sections 36600 et seq.) or Article 15 of this Code. A fee administered pursuant to Article 6 or an assessment levied pursuant to the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 or Article 15 of this Code shall for purposes of this Article be deemed to be imposed pursuant to the provisions of the Business and Tax Regulations Code.
(b) Unless expressly provided otherwise, all statutory references in this Article 6 and the Articles set forth in subsection (a) shall refer to such statutes as amended from time to time and shall include successor provisions.
(c) For purposes of this Article 6, a domestic partnership established pursuant to Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code shall be treated the same as a married couple.
(d) The common administrative provisions in this Article 6 that were in effect as of December 31, 2020, shall apply to the payroll expense tax in former Article 12-A.
(Added by Ord. 18-98, App. 1/16/98; amended by Ord. 71-02, File No. 020193, App. 5/10/2002; Ord. 26-04, File No. 031990, App. 2/19/2004; Proposition O, 11/4/2008; Ord. 173-09, File No. 090724, App. 7/21/2009; Ord. 291-10, File No. 101099, App. 11/18/2010; Proposition E, App. 11/6/2012, Oper. 1/1/2014; Ord. 271-13, File No. 131031, App. 11/27/2013, Eff. 12/27/2013, Oper. 1/1/2014; Ord. 12-18, File No. 171155, App. 2/1/2018, Eff. 3/4/2018; Ord. 235-18, File No. 180753, App. 10/12/2018, Eff. 11/12/2018, Oper. 1/1/2019; Ord. 69-19, File No. 181110, App. 4/19/2019, Eff. 5/20/2019, Retro. 1/1/2019; Ord. 277-19, App. 11/27/2019, Eff. 12/28/2019, Oper. 1/1/2020; Ord. 207-20, File No. 200759, App. 10/9/2020, Eff. 11/9/2020; Ord. 88-21, File No. 210161, App. 7/2/2021, Eff. 8/2/2021; Ord. 152-21, File No. 210828, App. 9/29/2021, Eff. 10/30/2021; Ord. 224-23, File No. 230898, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023)